Although probably widely known: WLS - World's Largest Store (Sears Roebuck)
WSB - Welcome South, Brother 73, Dave in Indy ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 17:25:48 +0000 From: gsant...@hotmail.com To: "Steve Francis" <amdxm...@aol.com>, amdx-boun...@lists.wtfda.info, "AMDX" <a...@lists.wtfda.info>, "Mailing List for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@hard-core-dx.com>, "NRC DX" <a...@nrcdxas.org> Subject: Re: [IRCA] [Amdx] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago Message-ID: <986639376-1301678743-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-199550942 7...@bda083.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Content-Type: text/plain And don't forget WSM "we serve millions" since it was owned by insurance company and WREC "Wootens radio electric company". G Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Steve Francis <amdxm...@aol.com> Sender: amdx-boun...@lists.wtfda.info Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:28:42 To: <a...@lists.wtfda.info>; <irca@hard-core-dx.com>; <a...@nrcdxas.org> Subject: [Amdx] Call letter meanings - 75 years ago There have been many lists of call letters and what they stood for, but this is from a 1935 DX News and might be more authentic than later sources. WRC Washington Radio Corporation WOS Watch Our State WJJD James J. Davis WCCO Washburn Crosby Company WMMN Mansfield M. Neely WAAW Where Agriculture Accumulates Wealth WEBR We Extend Buffalo's Regards WFAA Working For All Alike WHBF Where Historic Blackhawk Fought WLBL Wisconsin, Land of Beautiful Lakes WOCL We're On Chatauqua Lake WDOD Wonderful Dynamo of Dixie WDBO Way Down By Orlando KWKC Keep Watching Kansas City KWWG Kum to the World's Winter Garden KVOO Voice of Oklahoma KPRC Kotton, Port, Rail Center Steve Francis Alcoa, Tennessee _______________________________________________ This is Amdx - The WTFDA AM DX List. Amdx mailing list Send your msg to: a...@wtfda.info Your Info Page: http://lists.wtfda.info/listinfo.cgi/amdx-wtfda.info Visit the WTFDA Forum at http://www.wtfda.info to view or upload your audio files! Register first. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com